Poverty Movies

"The prevailing stigmatization of the 'villero' universe is fed back by the images. In order to dismantle this stigmatization, other images must be...

A documentary on young black children living in Toronto public housing.

Set in Isaan, this is the story of a mother who struggles to lead her needy family through seemingly endless hardships and pressures. To help the...

A short film documenting the time the filmmaker spent in Kenya.

This documentary is a portrait of Point St. Charles, one of Montreal’s notoriously bleak neighbourhoods. Many of the residents are...

After agreeing to work as a hitman for a dangerous mafioso, Simon faces a moral dilemma when he rescues a man, who happens to have a shocking story...

Lahore, Pakistan. During a whole day, we follow Agha, a little boy who, to survive, collects waste in the street without caring about the world which...

This documentary shows how the Berliner workers lived in 1930. The director Slatan Dudow shows through images: a) the workers leaving the factory; b)...

Award-winning documentary maker Bryan Bruce investigates New Zealand's housing crisis and what might be done to solve it. Bruce consults with...

These are the future leaders of their communities. Ever wonder what it’s like to walk a day in their shoes? How the world looks through their...

Using an embedded Iraqi camera crew, AFI has delivered an unprecedented look at life inside post-war Iraq, all from the unique perspective of a...

Francis has been living in his apartment for several years. However, his world quickly falls apart has he learns that he has five minutes to leave...

The Vietnamese Nghi has a bad feeling as she sees the foreign Chinese groom for the first time on the day of her daughter’s wedding. Nghi and...

The film revolves around Bayoumi Mustafa Saati, a simple man whom all people love for his safety and skill in his work. He succeeds in working in a...

In a sprawling city, a man's firm belief that people are innately selfless is severely tested.

An experimental and critical view on the decadence of Honduran society. It practically has no narrative structure, as it plays out as a...